CA16 6HX Westmorland and Furness
Live postcode, introduced December 1994. Ward: Appleby and Brough. Region: North West.
Streets
- Esperanto Way, Appleby-in-Westmorland: 74 addresses
- A66, Westmorland and Furness: 2 addresses
- Crosscroft Industrial Estate, Langton: 1 address
- Cross Croft, Appleby-in-Westmorland: 1 address
- Roman Road, Appleby-in-Westmorland: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Westmorland and Furness in 2026-27: Band D £2,508 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,672 | £1,951 | £2,229 | £2,508 | £3,065 | £3,623 | £4,180 | £5,016 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (29% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 79 addresses are between 161 m and 184 m above sea level (166 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Appleby 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Kirkby Stephen 36,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest Drawbriggs Mount Appleby-in-Westmorland | 460 m |
| Car parks | Broad Close Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 460 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 67.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 72.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Appleby Medical Practice | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Eden Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Appleby NHS Dental Practice | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Penrith Community Hospital | 19.7 km |
| Police station | Appleby Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Appleby Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,580 m² | 1.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 700 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,050 m² | 1.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Michael's Church, Bongate, a scheduled monument, 680 m west. 29 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Church, Bongate | Scheduled monument | 680 m west |
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m west |
| Main Building of Appleby Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 920 m west |
| Lady Anne's Bee House in Copse to North East of Former Stable Block at Appleby Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 930 m west |
| Appleby Castle, uninhabited portions | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Castle Moat Cottage Gatehouse Cottage Gateway to Appleby Castle Courtyard | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km west |
| Appleby Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km west |
| Earthwork 600ft (180m) NW of Coupland Beck Farmhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moresby Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north |
| Stank Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Holme Wood | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Fair Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-west |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-west |
| Crundale Bottom | Valley | 1.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 50 | 79 |
29 of the postcode's 79 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 27% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Esperanto Way.